PAULO E. ARRATIA
Curriculum Vitae
University of Pennsylvania
Office: (215) 573-9928
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics
Fax: (215) 5736-6334
220 South 33rd Street
email: parratia@seas.upenn.edu
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315
http://www.me.upenn.edu/faculty/arratia.html
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, (2007 - present)
Assistant Professor, Dept. Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, (2005 - 2007)
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. Physics & Astronomy - (with Douglas Durian & Jerry Gollub)
• Haverford College, Haverford, PA, (2003 - 2005)
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. Physics & Astronomy - (with Jerry Gollub)
• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, (Spring 2002)
Lecturer, Dept. Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• National Starch Company (ICI), Bridgewater, NJ, (Summer 2000)
Research Intern, Pharmaceutical Division
• Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA, (Summers 1996,1997,1998)
Manufacture Division Intern, Vaccine Engineering & Technology
EDUCATION
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
Ph.D.(2003), Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis: The effects of rheology on the mixing mechanisms in laminar flows
Advisor: Fernando Muzzio
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
M.S.(2002), Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Hampton University, Hampton, VA
B.S. (1997), Chemical Engineering
PEER REVIEW
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters,
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics of Fluids, AIChE J.,
Chemical Engineering Science, Chemical Engineering Journal, Powder Technology
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REFERRED PUBLICATIONS (by subject)
Microfluidics & Complex Fluids
• “Drop formation and breakup dynamics of polymeric solutions in microchannels”
P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub, D.J. Durian, under review
• “Polymer drop breakup in microchannels”
P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub, D.J. Durian, Chaos, Gallery on Nonlinear Images Award
• “Elastic instabilities of polymeric solutions in cross-channel flow”
P.E. Arratia, C.C. Thomas, J. Diorio, J.P. Gollub, Phys. Rev. Letters, 96, 144502 (2006)
• “Mixing of shear-thinning fluids with yield-stress in stirred tanks”
P.E. Arratia, J. Kukura, J.P. Lacombe, F.J. Muzzio, AIChE J., 52, 2310-2322 (2006)
• “Mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in steadily forced flows”
P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, M.M. Alvarez, F.J. Muzzio, Phys. Rev. Letters, 94, 084501 (2005)
• “Stretching and mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in time-periodic flows”
P.E. Arratia, G. Voth, J.P. Gollub, Phys. Fluids, 17, 053102 (2005)
Reaction-Diffusive Systems
• “Predicting the progress of diffusively limited chemical reactions in the presence of chaotic advection”
P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub , Phys. Rev. Letters, 96, 024501 (2006)
• “The effect of hydrodynamics on reactive mixing in laminar flows”
E. Szalai, J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio, AIChE J., 49, 168-179, (2003)
• “Concentration fluctuations in fast chemical reactions”
P.E. Arratia, Z. Neufeld, J.P. Gollub, in preparation
Chaotic Advection & Mixing
• “The statistics of stretching distributions in experimental fluid flows exhibiting chaotic advection”
P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub, J. Stat. Phys., 121, 805-822, (2005)
• “Three-dimensional chaotic mixing”
P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, F.J. Muzzio, Phys. Fluids, 16 (2004) Gallery of Fluid Motion
• “Planar laser-induced fluorescence method for analysis of mixing in laminar flows”
P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 43, 6557-6568, (2004)
• “Segregated regions in continuous laminar stirred tank reactors”
P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, J.P. Lacombe, F.J. Muzzio, Chem. Eng. Sci., 59,1481-1490, (2004)
• “The mechanisms of mixing and creation of structure in laminar stirred tanks”
M. Alvarez, J. Zalc, P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, F.J. Muzzio, AIChE J., 48,2135-2148, (2002)
• “Laminar mixing in eccentric stirred tank systems”
M. Alvarez, P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio Can. J. Chem. Eng., 80,547-557, (2002)
Discrete Element Methods Simulations
• ”A study of the mixing & segregation mechanisms in the Bohle blender via DEM simulations”
P.E. Arratia, N.H. Duong, F.J. Muzzio, et al., Powder Tech., 164,50-57, (2006)
• “Experiments and 3-D DEM simulations of mixing and segregation in the Gallay tote blender”
O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, A. Alexander, F.J. Muzzio AIChE J., 51,836-844, (2005)
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Granular & Pharmaceutical Flows
• “Characterizing mixing and lubrication in the Bohle bin blender”
P.E. Arratia, N.H. Duong, F.J. Muzzio, et al., Powder Tech., 161,202-208, (2006)
• “Mixing analysis in a fermentor stirred with Ekato Intermig impellers”
E. Szalai, P.E. Arratia, K. Johnson, F.J. Muzzio, Chem. Eng. Sci., 59,3793-3805, (2004)
• “Engineering tools for understanding hydrodynamics of dissolution tests”
J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, E. Szalai, F.J. Muzzio, Drug Dev. Ind. Pharm., 29,231-239, (2003)
• “Sampling and characterization of pharmaceutical powder blends”
F.J. Muzzio, C.L. Goodridge, P.E. Arratia, et al., Int. J. Pharm., 250,51-64, (2003)
• “A homogeneity study using NIR spectroscopy: tracking Magnesium Stearate in Bohle Blender”
N.-H. Duong, P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio, et al., Drug. Dev. Ind. Pharm., 29,679-687, (2003)
• “Mixing of cohesive pharmaceutical formulations in tote (Bin) Blenders”
O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, D. Coffin-Beach, F.J. Muzzio, Drug. Dev. Ind. Pharm., 28,905-918, (2002)
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (Articles Published in Commercial Magazines)
• “Characterization of the performance of bin blenders. Part 3: Cohesive Powders”
A. Alexander, O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, et al., Pharm. Tech., 28,54-74, (2004)
• “Characterization of the performance of bin blenders. Part 2: Free-Flowing mixtures”
A. Alexander, O. Sudah, P.E. Arratia, et al., Pharm. Tech., 28,56-68, (2004)
• “Characterization of the performance of bin blenders. Part 1: Methodology”
A. Alexander, P.E. Arratia, C. Goodridge, et al., Pharm. Tech., 28,70-86, (2004)
• “Experimental and computational methods for understanding pharmaceutical flows,
Part I: Laboratory scale devices”
J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, E. Szalai, et al., Pharm. Tech. Europe, March, (2003)
• “Experimental and computational methods for understanding pharmaceutical flows,
Part II: Large-scale production equipment”
J. Kukura, P.E. Arratia, E. Szalai, et al., Pharm. Tech. Europe, April, (2003)
• “Understanding pharmaceutical flows”
J. Kukura, E. Szalai, P.E. Arratia, and F.J. Muzzio, Pharm. Tech., 26,48-72,(2002)
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
(full list at http://www.physics.upenn.edu/duriangroup/multimedia/paulo/Paulo CV 042406.pdf )
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P.E. Arratia , Courant Institute of Mathematics (NYU), Applied Math Seminar, invited talk (2006)
P.E. Arratia, D.J. Durian, NYU-UPENN Soft Condensed Matter Workshop, invited talk (2006)
J.P. Gollub, P.E. Arratia, University of Cambridge, UK, invited talk (2006)
P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub, Drexel University, invited talk (2005)
P.E. Arratia, F.J. Muzzio, AIChE Annual Meeting (2004)
P.E. Arratia, J.P. Gollub, Krogerup, Denmark (2004)
P.E. Arratia, G. Voth, J.P. Gollub, APS-DFD (2003)
P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, F.J. Muzzio, AIChE Annual Meeting (2002)
P.E. Arratia, J. Kukura, F.J. Muzzio, CHISA, Prague, Czech Republic (2002)
P.E. Arratia, T. Shinbrot, U. of Maryland, Applied Dynamics Seminar, invited talk (2002)
P.E. Arratia, J. Kukura, F.J. Muzzio, AIChE Annual Meeting (2001)
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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
• ”Experiment Tracks the Progress of a Chaotically Mixed Chemical Reaction”
Search & Discovery, Physics Today, February 2006
• ”A Comprehensive Approach to Pharmaceutical Engineering Program”
Student Profile, Pharmaceutical Technology, December 2001
• ”Chaotic Mixing”, Fractal Log
http : //f ractalog.blogspot.com/2006 02 01 f ractalog archive.html, February 2006
• Many experimental images are featured in promotional posters and magazines including
Physics of Fluids and Pharmaceutical Technology
HONORS & AWARDS
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Hampton University School of Engineering Outstanding Graduate
Hampton University Chemical Engineering Achievement Award
Department of Energy Scholarship
Hampton University Student-Athlete of the Year
Hampton University Presidential Award
Paul Harris Award
Student Athlete Scholarship Award
SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
• Currently supervising both graduate and undergraduate students in the Physics Department
at the University of Pennsylvania in research projects related to microfluidics.
• Advised undergraduate students on thesis research in the Physics Department at
Haverford College. Exceptional students were co-authors in an article in a leading physics journal.
• Supervised several undergraduate students in the Chemical Engineering Department at Rutgers
University. Students worked in projects related to fluid mixing, powder blending, and analytical chemistry.
LANGUAGE TRAINING
• Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese
• Italian: Reading level
AFFILIATIONS
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Physical Society